Theater – Page 139

Review: On Broadway, ‘& Juliet’ (& Britney & Katy & Pink)

Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a girl-power romp in a cotton candy jukebox musical, featuring songs by the Swedish hitmaker Max Martin.

By Jesse Green

Chastain, Jessica Herzog, Amy Ibsen, Henrik Lloyd, Jamie Theater

Jessica Chastain to Star in New Broadway ‘A Doll’s House’

The Academy Award-winning actress will lead a spring revival of the classic Henrik Ibsen play, revised by Amy Herzog and directed by Jamie Lloyd.

By Michael Paulson

New Amsterdam Theater Taymor, Julie The Lion King (Play) Theater Theater (Broadway) Walt Disney Company

How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far)

A surprising collaboration between an entertainment giant (Disney) and an avant-garde artist (Julie Taymor) birthed the most successful musical in history.

By Michael Paulson

Bausch, Pina Bullock, Julia Classical Music Clayton, Allan Culture (Arts) Guth, Claus Icke, Robert (1986- ) Kaufmann, Jonas Opera Park Avenue Armory (Manhattan, NY) Stevenson, Juliet Stravinsky, Igor The Rite of Spring (Dance) Theater

Park Avenue Armory Season Spotlights Homelessness and Medical Ethics

Highlights include Robert Icke’s moral thriller “The Doctor” and the tenor Jonas Kaufmann in a staging of Franz Schubert’s final songs.

By Sarah Bahr